Markets/Coverages: Chubb Leads New Lloyd’s War Risk Consortium for Hormuz Shipping June 19, 2026 A new Lloyd’s market consortium has been launched to provide additional marine war risk insurance capacity for vessels and cargo...
Viewpoint: Hormuz Is Reopening, but Global Shipping Won’t Return to Normal for Months June 19, 2026 By Behrouz Bakhtiari Iran and the United States are about to sign a peace deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the...
Hormuz Traffic Thins Friday as Shipowners Err on Side of Safety June 19, 2026 By Weilun Soon Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to thin early on Friday, just a day after a burst of oil...
US and Iran Delay Nuclear Talks as Lebanon Clashes Worsen June 19, 2026 By Kate Sullivan, Omar Tamo and Galit Altstein The US and Iran have postponed the start of their negotiations over a permanent peace deal and restricting the Islamic...
First Tankers Cross Strait Under Iran Deal; Israeli Strikes Raise Doubt in Lebanon June 18, 2026 By Maya Gebeily, Rami Ayyub and Zohra Bensemra Three Saudi-flagged supertankers carrying 6 million barrels of crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, hours after U.S....
Wanted: War-Zone Divers to Scrape Barnacles From Ships in Persian Gulf June 18, 2026 By Stella Mackler Demand for ocean divers who specialize in barnacle scraping is soaring as ships stranded in the Persian Gulf for more...
Emirates Offers War Travel Insurance as Gulf Carriers Reboot June 17, 2026 By Kateryna Kadabashy Emirates Airline is offering travel insurance that includes medical coverage for war-related incidents and extended-stay support during disruptions, another example...
Read 14-Point Draft Memorandum of Understanding Between the US and Iran June 17, 2026 By Jonathan Tirone, Daniel Flatley and Josh Wingrove The US and Iran are expected to formally sign a memorandum of understanding on June 19 in Switzerland, paving the...
Fertilizer Ships Face Long Backlog Even if Hormuz Reopens June 16, 2026 By Eleanor Thornber An interim US-Iran deal to end their months-long war and potentially fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz is unlikely to...
US-Iran Deal Promises End to War but How it Will Work Remains Unclear June 16, 2026 By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi and Maayan Lubell Doubts swirled around the U.S.-Iran interim deal to end the war in the Middle East as shippers said it could...